I booked Tony’s place for 14 days. Unfortunately, Thai government announced a lockdown and foreigners couldn’t enter. Initially Tony agreed to provide refund but in the end went back on his promise. Instead, he requested me to change my booking dates even though there is no certainty of when the lockdown will end. Usually, I wouldn’t mind changing the dates. But after some detailed reading on his check-in instructions, I realised his Condominium Management specifically doesn’t allow airbnb in the first place. I did further research online and on airbnb sites, and I asked him to produce suggested documents to prove the legality of hosting. As you may expect, he stayed silent. Because it is an illegal hosting, I decided to let the booking expires. For general public’s knowledge and protection, illegal contracts cannot be uphold in law. If you willingly enter into a contract fully aware of the illegality, you have no remedy if the host plays you out. I’m sure you would think super host shouldn’t be that bad? But if things turns ugly like my situation which is not my fault, do you think the host will still play nice? This is about the integrity of a person, which I think this host seriously lacked. I’m currently working with airbnb to verify this hosting. There is a chance airbnb will side the owners. Whichever is the case, I think future users will really think again if you are thinking of taking up this booking. I’m happy to open up my chat with the host as proof to help you make better decisions. Take care.